cartilaginous
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌkɑː.tɪˈlad͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/ / /ˌkɑɹ.təˈlæd͡ʒ.ən.əs/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cartilāginōsus (“full of cartilage, very gristly”), from cartilāgō (“cartilage, gristle”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ose”); compare French cartilagineux. Equivalent to cartilage + -ous, with modifications made to its morphology.
- Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
- Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.
“Cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage.”
“[T]here are other Bodies beſides Shells found in the Earth, reſembling the Teeth and Bones of ſome Fiſhes, […] the Vertebres of Thornbacks and other Cartilagineous Fiſhes there found, and ſold for Stones among the Gloſſopetræ, […]”
- Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.